Bandage-fastener.



S. H. SWOPE. BANDAGE FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24,1914.

` Patented July 21, 1914.

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SYLVANUS HOWARD SWCPE, OF GREENVILLE, GHIO.

BANDAG'E-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented duly 2l, 19j/ld.

Application filed April 24, 1914. Serial No. 834,-138.

To all whom t may. concern l Ee it known that l, SYLvAnUs HOWARD Sworn,a citizen of the United States, residing at Greenville, in the county ofDarke and State of hio, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in Bai'idage-Fastenere, of which the following is aspecification. l f Y This `invention relates to a device for securingthe ends. of bandages and similar articles when applied for use,y so asto prevent their becoming undone or loose.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple andvconvenient fastener can be easily applied and will effectually answerits intended purpose'.

The invention consists in a 'fastener coinprising a body-portion havinga plurality of curved attaching claws projecting preferably upwardly anddownwardly from the body and ends thereof disposed oppositely to eachother. The body portion may be curved' to serve an additional importantfunction which` will be hereinafter described; however, it is to beunderstood that .the

scope of the invention is not limited to the precise disclosure shown inthe accompanying drawings;` the same being merely for the purpose ofillustration.

'In the drawings z--Figure l is a perspective view showing one form ofthe device applied; Fig. 2 is a transverse section'of a bandage with thesame forni of device applied; 3 is a perspective view of one form shownin Figs. l'and 2; lfig. t is an llig. 5 is a perspective i'ciew of. amodified form; Fig. 6 is an ede'e view of the saine.

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j The fastener ma be inade of any suitable material, but pre erably ofgold, silver or nickel, which will provide, a neat appearance,`,as wellas prevent its soiling the bandage.

.The body of the'. fastener' may be inadev eithe'rflat,` asshownat l, inFigsl to 4l in.- clusive,jor` slightly curved as shown at l, in Figs. 5an desirable over comparatively plane sur-faces, while theslightly-curved body will bined gripping d 6.,- The flat forni will bemore be inore- Mm if patent te obtaineri for live cents each, byadslresslng the desirable when used over rotyhded surfaces.

A further advantage secured by thus curv-v ing the body ofthe fasteneris that it makes it possible to obtain a more .substantial purchase onthe end of the fastener in engaging the fastener in the bandage.

The body portion l is providedwith a plurality of claws which'arecurvedand are presented preferably in opposite directions to each otherand preferably located in opposite sides of the plane of the plate.- Theupwardly projecting claws EZ are curved slightly more than thedownwardly projectingclaws 3, and proximately closed to resistunintentional detachment which serve as' combinedigrippingand hingingclaws, while the downwardly disposed claws are approximatelysemi-annular and rearwardly presented so as to be held in engageinentbythe tension of the goods. Another advantage which is derived from'havingthe upwardly projecting claws curved to 'a nearly closed ring is thatthe points will be thus so disposed that it will be impossible topriclrthe skin or lcatch in the clothing of the wearer.

Afastener for connecting two parts of a bandage comprisinga bodyportion, a pair of combined gripping and hinging claws and a pair ofgripping claws located on the respective ends of said body portion andeX- tending longitudinally therefrom and lying beyond the ends of thebody portion, each pair of said claws being oppositely deflected awayfrom the general plane of the bodyl portion and then by a return bend,extended substantially in the direction of and inclined toward the bodyportion; the kcoinand hinging claws ,-orniing approximately closedrings,l and the gripping claws having rearwardly presented openingsbetween their points and the body portion to facilitate grippingthe-bandage. The' foregoingl specification signed at Greenville v@hiethis th SYLVANUS HVVARD SlVOlE. 'ln presence of two witnesses:

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